Robert William Dyer (1808-1887), a proponent of Dr. Andrew Bell's monitorial system of teaching was schoolmaster of Greenspond School, Bonavista Bay, 1840-1859. He was also missionary and farmer at Cascumpeque, P.E.I, 1859-1884.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the Dyer's journals arranged in chronological order with excerpts pertaining to his career and interactions with people while employed at Greenspond School, 1841-1859 and the Cascumpeque mission in Alberton, 1859-1884.
Associated Material
Insights into the life and times of a pioneer West Prince Anglican Missionary from the journal of the Revd. Robert William Dyer, 1859-1884 : a short introduction, 2009.